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SunBet Arena at Time Square
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Interior of the SunBet Arena during the Basketball Africa League
SunBet Arena
Address209 Aramist Ave, Waterkloof Glen
Pretoria
South Africa
Coordinates 25°47′19″S28°16′56″E / 25.788747°S 28.282252°E / -25.788747; 28.282252
OwnerSun International
OperatorSun International
Executive suites4
Capacity 8,500 (sporting events)
10,000 (standing concerts)
Construction
BuiltApril 2015–2017
Opened7 November 2017
Construction costR 4.2 billion (330 million $USD)

SunBet Arena, also known as the Sun Arena at Times Square, is a multi-purpose indoor arena based in Pretoria, Tshwane in South Africa. Opened in 2017, the arena is owned by hotel and gaming group Sun International and located at the Time Square Casino. [1]

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The arena has a capacity of 8,500 people for sporting events and seated concerts, and 10,000 for standing concerts. [2] Sun International invested R 4.2 billion (approximately 330 million $USD at the time). The arena was opened on 4 November 2017 with the Unison Celebration Show as its first event. [2]

Construction

The Time Square project at Menlyn Maine was announced by hotel and gaming group Sun International. Construction of the entire project began in April 2015. [3] The R 4.2 billion projects also included the second-largest casino in South Africa, as well as a hotel and restaurant. [3]

The project won the award for overall best project at the Southern African Institute of Steel Construction (SAISC) Steel Awards in 2018. [4]

Sporting events

The SunBet Arena hosted the NBA Africa Game 2018, the third NBA exhibition game that was held on the African continent. [5] The arena was a venue of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in March 2024, when it hosted the Kalahari Conference. [6] In November 2024, it was announced that the arena would host the 2025 BAL Playoffs and Finals.

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